Gun carriage



Feb. 27, 1923. d 1,447,085.

B. P. J'oY'cE. GUN CARRIAGE.

FILED DEC. 5J |921. 3 SHEETS-SHEET l.

Feb. 27; 1923.

1,447,085. B. P. JOYCE.

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Feb. 27, 1923.

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Patented Feb. 27, 1923.

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BRYAN I?. JOYCE, OF VASIINCTTON, 'DISTBCT OF COLUMBIA. I

GUN CARRIAGE.

ApplicationiifledvDe'cember 5, 1921. Serial No. 520,132.

` (FILED UNDER iiiiificr or MARGH a, 188s, 'az'srA'L L.; e525.)

Y all whom t may concern y Be itiknown that, BRYAN P. JOYCE, a citizen 'of the Uni-ted States, and -a resident of `Va'shington,District ot Columbia, vhave invented aiilmproveinent in Gun Carriages, of which the following is a. specifica-tion.

The invention described herein maybe used by the Government, or any of its oi'- icers oreniployees in prosecution of work for the Government, oi' by any vother person in the'Uni'ted States, u'it'hout payment to vv'me of any royaltyfthereon. y

The 'subject of this invention is' a gun carriage and the invention I'relates more specifically 4"to "means for hanging 'the carriage ffiom its axle Y Intthe-construction 'oit gun carriages it lis' desirable that the structure bev or" such 'anatui'e thatthe'carriageinay travel over roughf -ground without injurious shocks and strain and that the structure may be rende'red 'colniiparat i'vel'y rigid a'nd freefroin vibration'when thefg'un is in action.y

The present invention'T is 'devised 'for the vpurpose f of accomplishing these results by ip'roi'fiding resilient" means "for hanging Lthe carriage fromgitsaxle and, also', means for quickly supplying a rigid connection betweenthe cairia-ge'and axle when the gun goes into action.

Nith these and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the novel arrangement and combination of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accoinpanyingdrawings Fig. 1 is a plan view' of the bottoni carriage and axle constructed in accordance with the invention, the resilient connection shown in traveling position;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation, the right hand resilient connection shownin liring position;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged' view in longitudinal section of a resilient connection; and

Fig. 5 is a view in elevation of the same.

Referring of reference 2 A The bottom carriage or' a gun carriageis to the drawings by numerals shown at land in this carriagefis'housed* 'the axle 2, which is resiliently connected thereto.

A convenient lform oi'esilient connection is shown herein and comprises a ycoiled which casing is lorined with anaperturd vlhead at one end and conveniently closedat the other vend by a ring 5 'screw' threaded 'spring "3, housed `in a tubujla'n casing '4,

to receive the'threads of they cap 6, -nfliich vcap may be lprovided with'an extension or rib "7 apertured toperinit lubricant'tolbe supplied tothe interior of the casing "4, the aperture normally Aclosed bya plug-8. "For `ll0, the latch also extending into 'grooves lorined inthe 'screwplugy Yand*casing il.

A plunger l2is'h'o'used in the `casing-2iv I l r l within the ring 5 and cap 6. The-endsot the coiled spring 3 are seated in cups 15-15 interposed between the cups and the head of the casing l and the ring` 5 are washers 16-16, the purpose ot' which is to prevent pounding of metal on metal.`

The plunger l2 has formed at the extending end thereof an eye 17 which is pivoted between ears 18, formed onthe carriage l, by means of a pivot pin 19. Encircling the casing 4, and preferably connected thereto by screwed threads as shown, vis a hand 2() carrying trunnions 2l and formed with a lug to which is pivotally connected a hasp The trunniens 21 normally rest in sockets formed in members 24, which are suitably mounted on the axle 2, and are held in place therein by the hooked arins 25 mounted on the squared ends of shaft 26, on the forward end of which shaft is also mounted a crank arm 2T` provided at Vits free end with a handle 28, which handle is in the forni of a resilient latch to engage the spaced apart apertures 29 to hold the arm 25 in either of'two positions.

The carriage l has alining apertures 30 with an aperture 31 formed in the axle.v

The aperture in the front plate is closed by a door 32 hinged at 33 and normally held in close position by a latch 34. Apertures are also formed in the front plate yand in substantial alinement with `sockets or recesses 36 formed in the axle. By this construction the axle may be rigidly connected to the carriage in the following manner:

The door 82 is open and pinch bars inserted through the apertures 35 .and into the sockets 36 Vand the position of the carriage with relation to the axle thus adjusted, through the pinch bars as levers, to bring the aperture 31 into alinement with the apertures 30. lVhen the apertures are thus alined a pin 37 is insertedinto the apertures 30 and 3l thus locking the axle 2 rigidly to the carriage l. The handle 28 is then drawn outwardly to free the catch from one hole 29 and the arm 27 swung to rotate the shaft 26 and elevate the arms 25 to free the trunaxle housing, and the hasps may be locked in engagement with the staples by means of snap hooks 39 Which are conveniently secured to the top plate of the housing.

fhat I claim is:

l. `gun carriage, including a bottom carriage, an axle housing formed on the carriage and provided With apertures, an axle The arms are held in their elevated position.

`loosely mounted inthe housing and prothe aperture of the carriage and axle for Y rigidly connecting the carriage tothe axle.

2. A gun carriage including a bottom car riage, provided -with apertures, an Vaxle formed with an aperture adapted to aline with the apertures oit the carriage, resilient connect-ions pivoted to the carriage and detachably connected to the axle7 and a pin insertible in the apertures of the carriage and axle to permit the resilient connections to be detached Ylrorn the axle and to rigidly connect the carriage to the axle.

3. A gun carriage, including a bottom car.

riage, an axle, resilient connections pivoted to the carriage, means for detachably connecting the connections to the axle, and means for rigidly securing the axle to the carriage to permit the resilient connections i to be detached from the axle.

4. A gun carriage, an axle, resilient connectors pivoted to the carriage and detachably fastened to the axle, means forrigidly securing the axle to the carriage to permit the connectors to be detached therefrom and means for holding the connectors in detached BRYAN P. JOYC. 

